The Prescott Sunflower from Prescott, Kansas • 2

i -w PtfESGCftT SUNFLOWER. BIA K. from Nebraska, where she has been attending school. Mrs. J.L.

(love is visiting her sisters at Parker, this week. On last Friday night a burglar entered the borne of Mrs. Thos. Curry about two and one half miles south of town and upon awaking, her daughter Mrs. Swift, jumped out of bed and secured a shotgun and leyelled it upon him, he seeing that she had the advantage of him threw a chair at her and started to run and by so doing he accidently dropped the pocket-book he had found in the room containing three dollars.

It is believed the guilty party is known. Miss Nellie Morrison, ot Osawatomie, is visiting friends at this place. Mrs. J. II.

Stearns returned Thursday from Chicago. Jule Manty bad business in Kansas City the first of the week. Frank AVaymire, of the Mound City Progress, went to Pleasanton Tuesday cn his bicycle. He did not return on his wheel however as he was found a-bout half way between here and that city leaniDg against the fence for a rest. The parties who discovered him took pity on him and brought him home in their buggy.

Rustler. Republican Committee Meets. Pleasanton Observer. According to the call a majority, of the republican county central committee of Linn county met in this city last Saturday to make arrangements for the coming county convention. Those present were Jas.

Goss, chairman of the committee; Thos. Smith, of Mound City, secretary; D. A. Warren, Centerville; Crandall Lbwe, Sheridan; J. AV.

Carpenter, Valley; F. M. Conley, Lincoln. A number of other republicans were present and participated in the discussions. It was decided to have the next county convention at La Cygne on Saturday, September 9, and that the township primaries be held September 2Jat the places recommended in the call which is published elsewhere in the Observer.

The question of moving the convention about from town to town was discussed. The committee finally recommended that the coming county convention take action on the matter and designate Mound City as the permanent place for holding the county contentions. and attaching the same to 87, and for districts Nos 37 and 3 by detaching from No. 37 the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 11, town 22, range 21, and attaching the same to No. 3.

The superintendent wishes to hear from the clerk of each school district as to what was done in regard to uniformity of text books, as soon as the elections are over. Mr. Geo. W. Jonss, ex-county snper-perintendent, will deliver at La Cygne a lecture for the benefit of the normal students next AVednesday or Thursday night; the date haefnot been definitely arranged as yet.

The subject will be "The Teachers Duty and Mission. County Attorney. County Attorney Poore reports that Cooney Brown was fined twenty-five dollars and costs and to be committed to the county jail until same is paid. The case up for hearing Friday of last week before Justice Atkins of Pleas- ton. Surveyors OSee.

J. A. Rankin, deputy surveyor of Anderson county, was in the city for a short time Wednesday and paid the surveyors office a call. SPRING VALLEY. Albert AValfinger, of Linville, photographed in the Valley last Thursday.

Mrs. Alice Tyler, of Kansas City, spent the first of last week visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F.

Irwin. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fleming, J.

Q. Kennedy and Enoch Estep spent Saturday in Mound City. A meeting of the official members of the M. E. Church was held last Thursday evening.

E. M. Roberts and wife came down from Kansas City last Friday on a visit to friends and relatives. Rubie, the 10-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

AVm. Shenfield, died at the home of its grand parents at this place last Saturday and was buried Sunday. Oliver Goss and sister. Miss Rita, were in the Valley Sunday. Mrs.

N. J. Pritchett was ill Saturday. All of the farmers in this vicinity are making hay. Robert Bass did not lecture at this place Saturday night as was mentioned in last weeks items.

Mrs. Tbos. Cheshier and daughters, Rosa and Camiller, and Mrs. J. C.

Hodge, visited with B. F. Irwin and family Tuesday. Santa. first to suggest the plan for the excursion and if it is made a success it Will be of great value to Kansas.

Most of the county fairs of the State will be held before that time afcl from these county displays and from the fields and mines the editors can make a collection that will discount anything of klficS now oh exhibit! an at Chicago, both in quality and quantity, and it will all be of this years product. The editors will exp their constituents td furnish the stuff and they will see that it is properly cared for and placed on exhibition. Every editor in Kansas, whether he has been to the Fair or not, should join in Work. If the railroids do their part e'very editor and his wife will be given a free ride to Chicago and return. If they go in body the Worlds fair commissioners will treat them handsomely and allow them free admission to the ground as long as they desire to remain.

It will come In a time when business will be quiet and with the light expense of the trip every editor can afford to go. PUBLISHERS NOTES. About Sample Copies. Pleaaahtou Observer. During the next few weeks we will send out several hundred sample copies of the Observer.

If ycu happen to get one and are not a subscriber dont be afraid to take it home with yon and read it. You with not be asked to pay for it unless you erder it sent. After you have received a few sample copies if you think it is worth $1 per year we will send it to yeu on receipt of that sum. Read each copy carefully and noMce closely the Court House News the items from our correspondents. the Pleasanton locals the advertisements and the complete general news of the state and nation.

After you have done thi3 for several weeks then decide whether you want the paper or not. If you cant afford it one year.take it six months. TO OLD SUBSCRILERS. For twenty-two years the subscription price of the Observer, has been $1.50 per year. During the past three years the list has been growing gradually without any great effort to extend the circi lation.

The new ones are still with us, likewise the old ones. To those who are paid In advanee we have this to say: We appreciate your promptness and business like methods and wlen your time expires we will be please I to extend it another year for $1 instead of $1.50 as heretofore. To those who are in arrears we make this rule: Yon will be expected to pay $1.50 per year for all arrearage and then we will extend your time one year in advance for $1. The sooner you pay up the sooner you will get the benefit of the reduced price. AVe hope all who are behind will respond to this proposition without further notice.

AVe expect by this reduction to double our circulation and thus increase our ad ertising patronage, If under this new arrangements the receipt of the office are more than the expenses we expect to use the money to enlarge and improve the paper. AVe will endeavor to give our natrons received for every dollar they pay to the office and with their co-operation and assistance we will send the Observer Into every home in this section of the country and many hundred outside of Kansas. If you want to do us a favor fill out the blank in another column and send us the names. COURT HOUSE NEWS. COtthty Treasury.

The delinquent tax list is ready for publication: The sales will take place the first Tuesday in September! There is about the usual number of pieces of property to be advertised. The closing of the Citizen Bank of Mound City last week shut up about $29,500 of the county funds, so there is no means for the county to meet its demands except with what money the treasurer has on hand. Up to the present all checks and wsrrants presented have been paid. The commissioners met Toesday to make arrangements necessary for county funds. The county money is safe as it is secured by a bond.

It is probable that it will be unnecessary to proceed to collect on that as it is expected that the bank will soon resume payment. The following checks were issued prior to the closing of the depository: County Fund Courtis Tncker, $2 JO. Normal Institute A. AV. Leech, $75.

Sheridan Township Fund R. AV. Bailey, $500. District Clerks The clerk of the district court says there is nothing in his office that he can let go to the public at present. Some cases filed but the writs are in the hands of the sheriff and have not been returned Register of Deeds.

Register of Deeds Roy bas had a very busy week. Ninety instruments have beed filed for record the past week. He found it impossible to keep up with the work but is putting in every moment of time, being assisted by Miss Roy. The chattel mortgage record shows thirty-two mortgages filed and five renewed. The real estate mortgage record has had placed upon it mortgages filed to the amount of 1,250, and released in the sum of $,445.

This is exclusive ot some mortgages of the insolvent firm of the Kincaid interests. Real Estate Transfers. The following real estate transfers for Linn county are reported by E. Marsh, abstracter. Mound City.

Parker Town Company te George Bruce, lots 1 and 2, block 8, Parker. Consideration (25. Barbaras. E. Rogers to J.

T. lots 5 to 16 in block 76, La Cygne. Consideration, (250. Carter D. Ham et al.

by the Sheriff to E. W. D. Cross estate, n2? of the Be4 of section 8, town 22, rauge 25. Consideration (994.

W. W. Jacobs to J. W. Rush n4 of the nw4 and the ne4 of section 28, town 20, range 24.

Consideration (1.00. Nettie A. Ded Buse to T. A. Heckman e1 of the ne and the net.

of section 11 and the of the nwj of section 12, town 23, range 25. Consideration (4,000. T. A. Heckman to Nettie A Ded Buse s', of of the sw1 section 11, town 23 range 25.

Consideration (1.600. T. H. Paynter to J. T.

Long b4 of the nwU and the n4 of the swv. section 23, town 19 range 21, Liberty township. Consideration (300. M. C.

Dolson to Barbara A. Dolson set; sec. tion 24 aDd the ne4 of the Be1-, of section 25, town 21, range 24, Mound City township. Consideration (2.000 Carline Leib to E. H.

Hogan, lots 7 and 8, in block 67, Pleasanton. Consideration (300. A. R. Campbell to Edward Hogan part of section 25.

town 21, range 24, Potosi township. Consideration (1.000. Daniel Rich to Lillian Rich, lots 44. 43 and 48 in block 123, Pleasanton. Consideration (800.

Ben McFarland to D. W. Finch. 41 acres In ivi, section 3, town 21, range 23, Paris town-BSip. Consideration (1,000.

Joseph Kincaid to Thos. Fleming, lots 11 and 12 in block 149, Pleasanton. Consideration 350. C. B.

Wilkinson to Charles C. Platt the neH of the sets, and the e-i of nw1. of the swt; ot section 2L, town 19, range 24, Lincoln township. Consideration Robert Kincaid to John Smith 84 of the 604, of the east 12 acres of the nl; of the nw4 of the sett of section 23, town 22, ranged Mound City township. Consideration $3,000.

Robert Kincaid to Marie Kincaid lot 11 in block 14, and 9 feet of the southeast side of lot 9 and 47 feet off the west side of lot JO block 15, and the undivided 4. of the e4 of lot 14 in block 15, and the undivided 4 of lot 4 in block 22 and the undivided 1-6 of the second story of the Bocon block, all in Mound City; and part of the swV ot 8, and part of the swt. of section 29 and the uV of section 33, town 19, range 22, and the w4 ot section 16. town 22. range 24, and the nw4 of section 31, town 21, range 2, and the nw4 of section 23, town 22, range 23.

and the se1. of section 6, town 21, range 24, and the n4 of the ne4 of section 2. town 22, range 22. and the se1-. of the n1.

of sw4 of section 15 and the 4 of section 22, town 22, rafige 23. and the of the nw4 and the s4 of the sw4 of section 6. town 22, range 22, and the net. of section 16, town 22, range 22, and lOacresin the ne4 of section 23, town 23, range 23, and the n4 of the nw4i of the ne1. of section 23, town 22, range 23, and the n4 of the ne4i and the se! of the ne1.

and the e4 of the se1. of section 9, and 10 acresin the nw corner ot the sw4 of section 10, town 22, range 23, and the of the ne'4 of section 9. town 22, range 22, and the nw 4. of section 30, town 22, range 24, and the undivided 4 of the se4 of the set. of section 12, and 1 and 4 acres in the ee4 of section 12, town 23, range 23.

Consideration, $25,000. Kincaid and Bro. to Joseph Kincaid, lot 41 in block 122. Pleasanton. Consideration (4,000.

Charles Edwin to A. N. Clark sw4 of section 26, town 19. range 21, Liberty township, consideration $2,500. W.

B. Jones to Cinthia Lane, lot 7 in block 11, Parker. Consideration (367.50. H. A.

B. Cook to W. A. Jennings trustee, ne4i and the sw1; of section 1, township 23, range 21 and lots 3, 4 and 6, in section 0, town 23, range 22 and the nw4i of section 18, town 23, range 22, and the tie4 of section 13, town 23, range 21, and the nw4 ot the nev, except railroad and Cook and Irwie edition to Blue Mound in section 32, town 22, rango22 and lot 1 to 7 in block 1, Cook A Irwins edition to Blue Mound, B.ue Mound township. Consideration (1,850.

James D. Snoddy to Mary Shaffer the ne4 of the se4 of section 22, town 19, range 24, Lincoln township. Consideration $600. D. F.

Park to L. C. Cross e4 of the nw4i of section lo, town 22. range 24, Potosi towdship. Consideration (1.00.

Probate Judge. July 19 John T. Little, attorney general for the state, filed his petition for an order of the probate court appointing a receiver to take charge of the affairs of the suspended bank of Hood Kincaids at Pleasanton. Said order was granted and O. E.

Morse was appointed receiver with a bond for $50,000, which he immediately obtained and was qualified the 2'2nd inst. July 20 The petition of Alfred Blaker and AV. AV. Smith for an order to sell the real estate of George C. AArynkoop was granted.

Upon the application of the attorney general for the appointment of a receiver for the Citizens Bank of Mound City, an order was made appointing H. AY. Underhill receiver, with a bond of $75,000. An application has been made to resume, Mr. Underhill has not qualified.

He, however, has his bond made up for the requisite amount. July 21 Mrs. Mary Hamilton, administratrix of the estate of AV. AV. Hamilton, deceased, made first annual settlement.

July 24 Sarah J. Ilonn, guardian of the estate of Tena Belie Honn, minor heir of Daniel Hoon, deceased, made final settlement, as the said heir had arrived at a legal age to attend to her own affairs. Marriage licence was granted July 25 to S. Shoemaker, age 46, of Blue Mound, and Miss Clara B. Libbie, age 21, Blue Mound.

Superintendent of Public Instruction. Superintendent Leech has been busy this week preparing for the opening of the normal institute next Monday at La Cygne. He arranged to go there yesterday, the 28th and will be there continonslv for the next month. Any parties addressing him are requst-ed to direct their communications to that place. Thirteen names have been enrolled at this writing.

Mr. Leech says that the attendance promises to' be large. Saturday, as previously annonneed, petitions for changing the boundaries of school districts came before the county superintendent The change of the lines of 39 and 7 was made by detaching the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section town 22, jrange 24 from district 39 THE KUiSAS CHI STORE. CLOTHING MANUFACTURER needing money at once gave us an opportunity to buy $3,000.00 worth of the finest, neatest and best Clothing ever brought to Linn county. This lot of Clothing was made for the best retail trade in the United States.

Every garment is finished to perfection. We have bought this fine line of Ctothing for 33 per cent, less than the cost to manufacturer. Now if you want a first-class suit of clothing, cut and made as good as any tailor in the land can make you. at about wholesale prices, call at the Kansas City Store, Pleasanton, Kansas. We have been busy for the last two weeks going through our large stock of clothing, bought before the last lot, and have cut and marked down all suits to bed rock prices, which will give you $7,000.00 worth of nice styles, well made and Avell finished clothing to select from.

Boys suits from 4 to 13 years of age at from 50c per suit up; Boys suits from 13 to 18 years from $3.50 up; Mens suits from 34 to 48 sizes, from $5.00 up. Each and ever garment is marked in plain figures. We have pants from 50c to the finest tailor made; almost 1000 pairs in the house at this writing. Large men should not forget we carry suits as suits as large as 48. This is a chance that does not occur often to get such nice goods as we now offer at the price.

So dont delay but come quick and get first choice. Our stock of Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes is as complete as can be found in Eastern Kansas. Yours for Trade, Karas City Store. Pleasanton, Karf. Facilitating Justice.

Chicago is remarkable for many things, but it has lately had one of the most remarkable juries beard of in the legal experience of any city. In a recent case, in which the mother of a nine-year-old girl was suing a firm of contractors for twenty-five thousand dollars damages for eausing the death of her child, the jurors petitioned to have whisky and cigars sent into the jury room. Their request not being complied with, they decided to bring in an obviously incongruous verdict, finding the charge of negligence on the part of the contractors true, but awarding the plaintiff one cent damages. Judge Brentano, presiding, instantly set aside the verdict, and as the telegram states, administered a terrific rebuke to the jurors, dismissed them in disgrace, and fined the nine chief culprits an amount equal to the fees. These whisky-drinking and smoking jurors richly merited severer punishment.

A court with such jurors would be literally of the kind characterized by Mrs. Partington as the place where justice is dispensed with. A MORTGA8JE was executed in 1S01 on a piece of land in Boise City, Idaho, to secure the sum of $340, if paid In legal tender, with interest at the rate of 00 per cent, per month. But if the note shall be paid, then the sum of $170, with Interest at 10 per cent, per mqnth, and If said interest is not paid At the time of maturity of this note said Interest to be added to the principal, and said principal and interest together shall draw Interest per month as above stated. These conditions were evidently not fulfilled, for a note Is appended to the document as follows: The above mortgage Is not satisfied, according to the records of Ada county.

With interest on $170 at 10 per cent, per month, compounded every six months, the debt would now amount to (46,972, 003,182, 826.50. SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO THE WORLDS FAIR. Tbe Missouri Pacific Railway has made arrangements for a cheap trip to the AVorlds fair, and will run special excursions to Chicago at greatly reduced rates on the following dates: July 24th and 31s6 and August 7th. The advantages of this route are many, owing to the elegant through service and magnificent equipment. All particulars concerning rates, leaving time of trains, limit of tickets, furnished by J.R.

Tolliver, Ticket Agent, Missouri Pacific. Billy Silsby Injured. From a private source we learn that AV. L. Silsby, formerly of this city and county, but now of Pueblo, met with a very serious accident about two weeks ago that may cost him his life.

He and his wife and daughter started from Pueblo to a ranch in the mountains. AVhen several miles out the team became frightened and ran away. Mrs. Silsby and daughter jumped from the wagon and escaped without injury but Billy was thrown out and a front wheel passed over his breast and a hind wheel over the small of his back. He has been suffering intensely ever since and the doctor why is attending him does not know whether he will recover or not.

Billy has a great many friends and acquaintances I in Linn county who hope for his recovery is. it. SIGLERS. Editor. per rear In advance.

JUtt'29. 1893. we a Re jtxfi; iiaAeinton Observer. -Mittttflhl lifaue the Observer be-gins-ita 23rd Like the old Ship Statd many hands have been at the hefitf-amce its barque was launched. Editors have come and gone but the Observer stiff remains and each week tarries forth the news to its many readers.

Twenty-two years Ego the first number of the Observer was printed and it has never missed an issue since. 1144 weeks the old Washington hand press has done its duty, and as nSany times the type have been put jn place, some week to record a wedding, others a death, or some other Item of Interest to its readers, which may have brought joy to some and tears to others. Whatever may have been the characters of its many editors Ae type and press have been true to CLe demand made of them. In the sire and general appearance of the paper it has been the same for 22 years. The style and tone of its ed-rtdfhtl utterances have changed -with its editors but in politics it has always been republican.

To many of its old friends and readers the Observer is almost a living being with a soul that likes and dislikes men and things the same as an individual. it. K. Zook was the founder of the Observer and printed the first paper Aug. 22, 1871.

Mr. Zook published it till the spring of 1875 when he sold to E. II. and J. A.

Bacon. The Bacon brothers run the paper about one year when E. II. sold his interest to Dr. Henry Plumb.

Plumb icon were proprietors until the next April when Dr. Plumb' rftdcT out to .1. A. Bacon 'frho'Was editor and owner until June 10. 1880.

when D. S. II. L. Capell purchased it.

Mrs. Capell was then editor till her death in 1837, when S. J. Ileaton bought a half interest in the office and became editor. He held this place till the fall of 1888 when he was elected county superintendent and sold his half interest to Kenea Lane of La Cygne.

While this Srm held an interest in it they were represented by S. Heaton till he took the oath of office when R. C. Blue took his place. Mr.

Blue continued until Jan. 1890, when on account of poor health he gave it up and the present editor rep-r sented Kenea Lane, doing the local and editorial work till Aug. 1890 when he bought Mr. Capell9 interest. The firm whs then Kenea, Lane Smith with the latter as editor and manager till April 1, 1893, when the Observer Publishing Company purchased the plant and it has since been run under he present management which has made no change in the policy of the paper.

The business has been much better this summer than any summer before since the present manager has had charge. The reduction in thesub-scripaion price from $1.50 to $1.00 is 'the first radical step taken and the publishers expect by means of it to increase the list to 3,000 before Jan. 1, 11894. We have recently moved into larger 'quarters where we can handle all the business that cort.es, and if necessary will put in new presses to do the In rased work. Editors Planing.

pieMtttffonObScrvi ir. The executive committee of the Kansas Staid Editorial association held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Copeland hotel. 'Ehe committee consisted of J. E. Junker! of the Sterling Bulletin, J.

Frank Smith of the Pleas-ton Observer, J. K. Hudson of the Capital and Charles F. Scctt of the Iola Register. It was decided by the committee to call a meeting of in Topeka September 11 and 12.

On the latter date it is the intention of the association, if all plans go right to go to the Worlds fair in a body. The editors intend to take with them various Kansas products to be added to the Kansas display ia her building. From now until the date of meeting the editors in every county are to bestir themselves in the collection of exhibits Jpm tfieir respective counties and if the other editors throughout the state take up in scheme with anything like the interest manifested by the committee yesterday Kansas building will Undoubtedly receive some valuable additions to her display at a time when they will undoubtedly be most needed. The editors will remain at the Worlds fair during Kansas week. On Monday, September 11, the association will meet in Topeka at which time the foHowifrg topics, which have have not yet' been entirely assigned, will be discussed: How can this association be made of greater benefit to the press of the state.

The responsibility of a partizan news paper to its party and to the public. The business end of a newspaper. "What is news and how to get it. "Should a country weekly have editorial opinions. "Are the prfcrts of auxiliary sheets tbo high "llow to increase our circulation.

"How can a paper whieh bas been running a'credit system be ehanged to a cash basis with the least possible lbss of subscribers." "Personal reminiscences of Kansas newspaper work. "The best form of mechanical make up of a country paper. The excursion depend largely Upon the ability of the railroads to see its importance in the same light as the editors. The editors feel that, particularly if they collect exhibits, such a trip would result in aWaketing'a great deal of interest in the Worlds fair. Kansas-week will be an undoubted attraction and every editor ought to be able tb awaken at least a half dozen others t'o the necessity of going.

Major Anderson of the Rock Island was seen yesterday by some members of the committee and he assured them that the Rock Island would be in hearty sympathy with the expedition. Topeka Capital, -July 26. editor of the Observer was the or FULTON. Does a General Banking Business. Deposits received subject to check and interest paid on time deposits.

Fulton, Kansas. or Pleasanton, CAPITAL PAID IN $50,000.00. G. R. Saunders.

Cashier DOWN GO TBE PRICES CLOTHING BOOTS AND Having just purchased a big stock of fall goods, I have marked down the prices of all the clothing, boots and shoes in our store in order to sell them all out by July 4 to make room for New Goods. Now is the time to get bargains at G. GOTTLIEB PLEASANTON, KaN. L. R.

SELLERS, M. Physician and Surgeon. Office, Woat Main Street. PRESCOTT, KANSAS. C.

P. LEE M. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Pleasanton. Kansas.

A. M. A TTORXEY-AT-LA Farm Loahs Asd bbla Kstatk. Pleasanton. Kansu J.

R. Resident Dentist Graduate of K. C. D. Omci-4)ver Bank ot Pleasanton.

Plsasamxo Kax DR. BARNETT, DENTIST. Visits Prescott monthly wrk done at reasonable prices. J. F.

CA(DYSz- Livery, sale Fees stable, -4 r-Pleasanton Kansas. COUGHING LEADS to CONSUMPTION Kemp stbtis the coutrh at once 13 Lh'i Vt41isle NbVtee tK Bowl Each Par-oror to be healthy this Is nehessary- 'ree Pamphlets describing tbs resources of KANSAS. ARIZONA, RBV MEXICO, and CALIFORNIA? be had by acWrtViiDgO. T. Nicholson, a ffnuk 1 Ana atf August Forecasts Irl R.

Hicks. On the 2nd and 3rd of August will center a reactionary wave of great warmth, resulting in severe storms within the period embraced between the 2nd and night of the 4th. At this time we will be nearing the center of the Venus Equinox, and the phenomena will take on the characteristics so often defined as resulting from that disturber. Excessive heat is apt to end in lightning, hail and wind, and a sudden change abnormally cool on the very heels of great heat. The storm period, 8th to 12th, promises the most active and dangerous storms of the month, having as the disturbing causes Vulcan central on the 8th.

Venus central on the 9th New Moon on the 11th, and Mercury central on the 12th. There is reason to apprehend violence in the elements between the 8th and 12th. The heat will become intense before the storms appear, the barometer will be depressed generally, reaching phenomenal lows at some points, and cloud formations will be black and ominous. Heavy hail, thunder and wind may be expected, and cloudbursts are sure to result here and there. Such are the results ordinarily following such a combination of causes but there are exceptional cases, when instead of the heat breaking into storms of rain, hail, wind and thunder, the warmth is prolonged, growing more and more oppressive, the life element in the atmosphere seems exhausted, and the sky assumes a gray or brassy aspect, an incubus seeming to fasten up all nature, until violent earthquake phenomena break the spell and allow the elements to return to their normal condition.

If perchance, this particular period should take this turn, we call upon the people and press everywhere to note carefully whether or not it terminates after the manner we have indicated. AYhether it end in storms or seismic perturbations, there will be sudden revulsions ffom great heat to very cool, with probabilities of temperature falling almost or quite to the frost line in northern regions say from the llthto 14th. About the 15th. reactionary temperature with southerly winds will most likely result in another spell of storminess, aud be followed by another north-44 esterly inrush of cool air. From the 18th to 22nd.

falls another period of heat and storms. AAe name the 19th, 20th and 21st, as days on 4vhich the chief disturbances will beat their crisis. The moons first quarter on the morning of the 19th in connection with the prevailing Venus electric strain, is very apt to produce gales and thunder squalls within 24 hours of 6 p. in. on that date.

Another series of disturbances for t4vo or three days will be nati ral during this period, but the barometer, wind currents and temperature will plainly announce when the storm elements have been reduced to the normal the wind coming cool and steadily from the west and north the barometer moving upward, and the temperature falling. After these disturbances there 4vill be a close approach to the frost line in the north. Pleasant days and very cool nights will follow up to reactionary changes and storms on and touching the 2Gth and 27th. The full moon on the 27.th will tend to centralize the disturbances on and around that date, and will help to precipitate any tendency to seismic throes that may exist, such being more than probable at the time, if electric storms should not have been frequent and hard during the month. August ends with the first stages of a storm period coming into action that is.

barometer will be falling in the 4vest, with temperature rising in advance of it, fed by the southerly air currents that transport moisture, heat and electric force, from the equatorial regions. August storms in most parts of the northern hemisphere, willdevel-ope and move from the northwest, the first marked indication of their coming being generally a dark or leaden bank across the northwest at sunset. There is cause for this. It is the return of our globe toward the Autumnal equinox, and an effort of nature to let in through our polar gates cooler ozone and atmosphere from outer space. MEMPHIS ROUTE.

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Send for a copy of the Missouri and Kansas Farmer, giving full information relative to the cheap lands of Southwest Missouri. Mailed free. J. U. LOCKWOOD, GenT Pass.

Ticket Agt. Kansas City, Mo. Ttiere are sitting around our streets a score or more of boys, mans size, who would have you believe they are looking for employment, but nevertheless, ignore the fact that every day there are farmers in town in search of hands. The pay is good enough, no one denies that. The attractions and entertainments in town are very thin, almost a minus quantity.

If there is a girl to be called upon surely all day Sunday will be sufficient during the busy time on the farms. The supposed pleasure of drinking cannot be indulged in unless these would-be sports make money in the day time or steal at night. AYhy not go on a farm, boys? Life i3 too exacting for the young citizens of this republic to spend the day watching a street fakir and the night watching a merry-go-round. It is a crime for a man to loaf when others are earning bread. Go to a matinee at some city opera house.

AVbat kind of men do you see? Men who turn their heads with a sneaking look, convicted by their own judgment and by all who see them as criminals for spending the bright hours of the day in cheap amusement. The police dog them on the slightest suspicion. Are you training yourself for a leisurely citizen of this class? You are equally guilty in town or city. AVhy not do honest work in the country? Garnett Plaindealer. There was a good lesson for young men in the international Sunday school lesson of July 23.

While Paul was Corinth preaching to the Jews, and in fact, during most of his life as a preacher, he paid his expenses by working at his trade, that of a tentmaker. This fact led the commentator to remark that one of the Rabbinical laws required every Jew to teach his son a trade. He that teacheth not his son a trade, doth the same as if he taught him to be a thief was the way the Jews put it. This is one of the old laws that would be of untold value to the young men of this country ii it was enforced here. AVhether compelled to do so or not, every parent should assist their children to prepare to earn an independent living in some honorable trade or calling.

Pleasanton Observer. The Local Paper. Tyo farmers were not long since discussing their local paper. One thought it had too many advertisements in it. The other replied, In my estimation the advertisemants are far from being the least valuable part of it.

I look them over carefully and save at least five times the cost of the paper each week through the business advantage I get' From them. Said the other: I believe you are right I know they pay me well and rather think it not good taste to find fault with the advertisements after all. Those men have the right idea of the matter. It pays any man with a family to take a good local paper for the sake of the advertisements if nothing more. And if business men fail to give farmers a chance to read advertisements in the local paper, they are blind to their own interest, to say the least of it.

You never trade with me, said a business man to a prosperous farmer. You never invited me to your place of business and I never go where I am not invited; I might not be welcome, was the reply The Specimen. The Necessity of Irrigation. A circular for the Publication Committee of the International Irrigation Congress (Los Angeles, October" 10th to 15th, 1893) calls attention to the extraordinary value of irrigation to all lands which are now tilled under a deficient rainfall. The recent drouth reports from AVestern Kansas bring into strong contrast the uniform success of farming, both in grains and fruits, which is met with in California Utah.

Colorado and other States. The Irrigation Congress which meets in Los Angelas October 10th to 15th, will be a notable gathering of prominent irrigators, engineers and bond investors, and very much valuable information to owners of arid lands will result from this Congress. The program is now in the hands of the Executive Committee, of which ex-Governor Thomas, of Utah, is chairman, and it will embrace such leading topics as Irrigation Engineering, State Laws affecting Irrigation, Effects of Irrigation on Horticulture and Agriculture, Irrigation Bonds as an Investment, Irrigar tion Machinery and Appliances, and other topics. A handsome Book on Irrigation is also being prepared by the committee, to be issued about August 10th, which will be sent to all interested parties who will send four cents in postage stamps for it. Particulars about the Congress can be obtained from C.

D. Willard, Secretary, 137 South Main Street, Los Angeles. For Worlds Fair Visitors. The way to get cheap and elegant rooms, newly furnished in large brick buildings in Chicago is to apply to the Chicago Entertainment Bureau, 910, The Monadnock, Chicago. They have several hundred rooms to rent in private families and large brick flats.

Prices range from 50 cents to $1 per day. If you are not going to the Fair for several weeks write to them for descriptive list of rooms with prices. If you are going at once go direct to their office, 910, The Monadnock. There is no question- about the reliability of this company. The Bruner, is a very accommodating gentleman.

Quality Considered it is-very reasonable rent. Good restaurants near where meals may be had for 25 and 35 cents, Rooms are near street ear lines, 51-tL BROOKLIN. Our Sunday School has decided to accept the invitation to attend the grand Sunday school picnic at Irelands grove two miles north-east of La Cygne on Saturday Augest 5th II. E. Butts, of Oak Grove, with his best girl attended Sunday School at this place last Sunday.

Eld. G.AV. McBride was at Franz school house on the 22nd 23rd inst to assist in the ordination of Alex.C. Fish as Deacon of the baptist Church at that place. Mr.

and Mrs. Geo. Helmand were agreeably surprised on last Saturday by the visitation of a laige number of neighbors armed with a big supply of ice cream and cake. It was the adversary of Mrs.H.-imonds 40th birthday. D.K.McCoach and family, A.

S. Ward and family and Uncle Abraham Povenmire visite I Billy AVard and family on Sunday 23rd inst. Farmers are pretty well through with putting op their hay and stacking their wheat. Little Bov: Pa, why is it that Mr. Manchester never learns Mr.

Ogan and Mr. Hogan apart? Pa; Hasnt he? Little Bot; No; I saw him and Mr. Ogan meet this forenoon and Mr. Manchester said, good morning Mr. Hogan, ows hall? And presently Mr.

Hogan came along and Mr. Manchester said, good morning Mr. Ogan ows hall? Tivotht IIay. GREEN VALLEY. Miss Fanny Witcher visited relatives in the Valley last week.

Mr. Eby was in Green Valley Wed-nesday Mrs. S. T. Hickman visited her friend, Mrs.

Rice, near Pleasanton last Friday. Mrs. Ilonn returned from Mound City the first of the week, and reports her eyes much improved by Dr. Basker-villes treatment. Mr.

Baker, of Atchison, is visiting his uncle, Thad Torbet. Dave Goss and daughter, Ella, were in La Cygne Thursday. Mrs. Mollie Gudgel and Miss Stella Mock, of Boicourt, were in the Valley Friday. Ernest Goss is at work for A.

AV. Hall at Trading Post. A number of the Valleys young people spent Sunday at Fred Smiths iu Oberlin. The Misses Mathias visited at Geo. Darlings Sunday.

Samuel Tucker made a business trip to La Cygne Saturday. Miss Sena Banister entertained a number of her little friends Sunday it being the occasion of her birthday. Some of the Valleyites' attended funeral services at the Fisher cemetery Sunday. Geo. Shaw wants all his friends informed that his health is improving very much aud he is now much better than he ever expected to be.

Mrs. Josie Burk and little sons are visiting tneir uncle, A. G. nenry and family at present. Mrs.

Burk has been visiting relatives in Illinois and after spending a few days here, will go to her home in Stanberry, Mo. Relatiyes of Mrs Artie Brase were In the Valley last week. Grandpa Thompson is visiting his sons, Dan and John, at this place. Miss Jessie Withers is convalescing. A team belonging to Jas.

Goss became frightened last Monday morning and ran away with two hogs in the wagon. They were caught at A. G. Henry's and the hogs were still in the wagon. No serious damage was done, harness was somewhat broken and one mule scratched.

They had run over two miles making several turns and crossing the railroad twice, Judy. MOUND CITY. Warren Smith is quite sick. Miss Flo. Wright has returned frofn El Dorado Springs.

James D. Snoddy Jr. and Miss Nell Bartleson, were over from Pleasanton Sunday afternoon. R. AY.

Ackerman and wife visited friends in Pleasanton Snnday. Irv Smith and wife. Misses Avis Worden and Satie Trego started last Saturday overland for Baxter Springs. Mesdames Lou Peyton and Noami Tansy were over from Pleasanton Sat nrday. Delma and Oliver Thompson, of Osawatomle, Came down Saturday to visit friends for a few dav Miss Maggie Keller has returned Is Populism Anarchy I G.

Clemens, the Popi list leader of Topeka, has a long article in the Alliance Advocate this week on anarchy and anarchists Good citizens who have followed him and some other Populist leader, refusing to believe that they were anarchists, will find the article interesting reading. In concluding his article he says trust I have succeeded in showing that anarchism, whether foolish or wise, is at least neither un American nor wicked; that it rests upon the Declaration of Independer ce and the Sermon on the Mount. And whoever will read tinarchism in the writings of anarchists, and not in the misrepresentations of ignorant or willfully mendacious enemies, will not fail to see that I have stated the anarchists real creed. Some anarchists have been revolutionists. Some Christians in Asia have just been rioters but Christianity is not therefore a creed of riot and sedition.

Men condemned to death for riot and sedition are anarchists as they are Methodists or Baptists; and not everything one of them does is to be laid to his creed. No more sober, industries and peaceable people are to be fodnd among the citizens of Kansas than are the Kansas anarchists. Are we, then, to be constants denounced as incendiaries, assassins? There art Mosts among Christians as well as among anarchists. The Populists have (froAVn5 very angry when they have been called names bordering upon or akin to the title anarchists. AVhat will they Bay to these assertions cf their pet leader, their idolized spokesman? They have stood around and quoted Clemens to us for two years.

Are they yet with him Abillne Reflector. AVebster says, in defining the word anarchy, want of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power, or where the laws are not efficient and individuals do what they please with irr punity; political confusion. He also defines an anarchist as follows: One who ex cites revolt or promotes disorder in a state. Let every man or woman who reads this think carefully and conscientiously and decide whether he or she is for or against anarchy and anarchists in America. Lower Fare to Worlds Fair.

The Santa Fe Route baa lowered the World's Fair rate. It leads, while others follow; being first to cut the prices as well us first in quick and comfortable Bervtce. The present ticket rate from Kansas City to Chicago and return Is (17.50. The Columbian Exposition represents the world in nil nature. You get a European trip without the ocean voyage.

To miss this chance for self education woul 1 be a mistake always regretted. Another stake would be not to go over the Santa Fe Rot te, which has the best and most direct line to Chicago. Passengers landed within one to four blocks of rapid transit tines to fair grounds. Cation W. J.Janny, Gen.

agi-nt, 1050, Kansas City, and ask for free illustrated folder, describing Worlds Fair bull lings, eto..